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The order doesn't say why the order was withdrawn. EFF reasserted that it was illegal, but no legal authority made that claim. It could be that the cops realized they screwed up and they're trying to save themselves. It could also be that the DA realized that cancelling the warrant could still get the conviction with a much less chance of an appeal, save some money.
 
Who are you to determine that calling the only phone number for Apple in the phone book is a "lame attempt"?

Considering that his roommate, who knew next to nothing about the company, got all the way to the head of security, the answer to your question is "a rational thinking person."
 
Who are you to determine that calling the only phone number for Apple in the phone book is a "lame attempt"?

That is all he did. He didn't go by Apple's campus which was a few miles away, he didn't turn it into the police, he didn't leave his contact info with bar management, and he could have emailed Jobs himself( with pics to prove it). Calling AppleCare was a lame attempt because they wouldn't be able to do anything with it. Just like they wouldn't if you tried called them to return a lost iPhone to a regular owner.
 
Why the hell do you have to post a goddamn photo of him? He's so fugly.
 
Why the hell do you have to post a goddamn photo of him? He's so fugly.

Amen. He is ugly as sin. Brian Lam is marginally better looking, should've put his mug up. JChen does look pretty menacing and douchebag-ey and the crap Gizmodo is putting up is so lame and childish. And they want interns? They act like interns
 
If I had a face like Jason Chen's I would've already killed myself by now. Is a picture of this ugly bastard really necessary on the front page? Is MacRumors trying to get us to throw up our lunches? This is truly an outrage.
 
I can't help but wonder - when the phone prototype was lost/stolen/fenced and then posted on Gizmodo for all to see, did that speed up the testing and release schedule?

If that's the case, that jackass is to blame for the antenna issue.

:)
 
If I had a face like Jason Chen's I would've already killed myself by now. Is a picture of this ugly bastard really necessary on the front page? Is MacRumors trying to get us to throw up our lunches? This is truly an outrage.

My thoughts exactly.
 
I'm sick and tired of seeing this guy's ugly mug next to my phone! His giant head makes the phone look the size of a matchbook. Why did he insist on appearing in the video? WHY?
 
This is a classic case where Apple publicity stunt FAIL! Apple tried to hype the iphone 4 with this lost/found/lawsuit crap only to discover that their phone is crap and there's no reason to promote Gizmodo anymore with the fake lawsuit.
 
hes gonna get butt raped by a large inmate!

Even if he's found guilty there's no way he'll see any jail time. It would be a terrible blow to apple's image if he did. Apple doesn't news like this right now anyway. They need to keep a low profile for a while but Steve's ego won't allow that to happen.
 
lol why does he need to show his big face next to the iPhone? I couldn't even notice the damn phone!
 
Gizmodo is just a punk. I've read some articles from them but honestly, after all that crap, no more. I simply refused to open or read anything that a thief has to say.

They screwed up for a 5 minute fame and need to pay the price.

Or, if that is ok, shouldn't we all start to look for prototypes, try to acquire them in ANY way possible just to be "cool". Come on.

Support a bad attitude and your basis for chaos is set.
 
I challenge anyone here calling him ugly to put up photos of themselves. I bet you're not so pretty yourself. If you wouldn't call him ugly to his face then why are you doing it behind his back?

I've done modeling work in the past, but I can definitely look pretty skanky too, especially if photographed in bad light while I'm stressed and worried about other things. That describes most days for me nowadays.
 
this guy should not be allowed to collaborate on anything. he should sit in jail waiting for the trial for theft, corporate espionage and criminal stupidity.
 
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